Have ideas about how we can provide support and programming for students and new professionals in the archives field? Nominate yourself or someone you know to serve on the SNAP Steering Committee! Nominations due April 29.

Ways of Knowing: SNAP 2026 Annual Section Meeting Call for Proposals The SNAP steering committee is requesting poster submissions to be presented at our Annual Section Meeting on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 3:00 pm CST on Zoom. As students and new professionals, we learn from each other by…

In support of SAA's America250 Task Force, we're looking for blog submissions from students and new archives professionals about the role of archives and archivists in commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

Are you a new or prospective SAA member wanting to learn what membership entails? Register for SNAP's upcoming free webinar "Welcome to SAA: Understanding Your Membership!"

Learn about the Arrangement and Description and Digital Archives Specialist Certificates from a panel of instructors and certified former students!

NEW BLOG POST: Christine Gauraudy shares the positive impacts of gaining hands-on experience in archives as an MLIS student at LSU.

NEW BLOG POST: Halloween in the Archives 🎃 Katie Kerekes shares the benefits of a spooky show-and-tell tradition at the Harvard Law School Library. Head over to the SNAP Roundtable Blog and check it out!

Upcoming Event: Develop Job Market Materials with an SAA Career Counselor Join the SAA Students and New Archives Professionals (SNAP) section for some job search advice from SAA Career Counselor Michelle Ganz. This presentation will cover how to create an effective resume/CV and how to prepare for…

Call for Blog Submissions: Student Experiences Are you an archives student or new archives professional with a story you want to share about your educational journey? We want to hear from you! We are currently seeking submissions for the SAA SNAP Blog’s: Student Experiences series. We are excited…

Join us for SNAP-py Hour! These virtual sessions are meant to be low-stakes, minimal effort ways to get to know your fellow SNAP section members & members of the SNAP Steering Committee. These are drop-in events, so you’re welcome to stay for as long/little as you like! Register: bit.ly/SNAPpyhour

Election results are in! Check out the 2025/2026 SNAP Section Committee! Congratulations to the new team!

2024-2025 Annual Meeting Posters: “The Black Seminoles of Florida: A Wanting Narrative” by Shane Majors This post is part of a SNAP series of five posts presenting posters on the projects of emerging professionals in the archives field. They will be presented at our annual meeting on Tuesday, July…

2024-2025 Annual Meeting Posters: “DEFCon Community Fellowship by Erin Robinson This post is part of a SNAP series of five posts presenting posters on the projects of emerging professionals in the archives field. They will be presented at our annual meeting on Tuesday, July 29th with an…

2024-2025 Annual Meeting Posters: “Recommendations for Describing Gender Identity: a resource to support inclusive description” by Elise Riley This post is part of a SNAP series of five posts presenting posters on the projects of emerging professionals in the archives field. They will be presented…

2024-2025 Annual Meeting Posters: “Rhode Island Freedom to Read Ephemera ” by Adrienn Mendonca-Jones This post is part of a SNAP series of five posts presenting posters on the projects of emerging professionals in the archives field. They will be presented at our annual meeting on Tuesday, July…

2024-2025 Annual Meeting Posters: “Divestment, Dissent, and Discipline: Navigating Records of Resistance at the Barnard College Archives” by Katelyn Landry Carranza This post is part of a SNAP series of five posts presenting posters on the projects of emerging professionals in the archives field.…

Final call to present at SNAP’s annual meeting! We are taking proposals until Friday, June 27 for posters on the theme of “Records of Resistance,” in light of recent attempts to dismantle this country’s institutions of information.

#NewArchivists + @saa-snap.bsky.social members: our call for proposals for the section’s annual meeting next month is out! come present on your projects “in light of recent attempts to dismantle this country’s institutions of information.” #SAA snaproundtable.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/s...

SNAP 2025 Annual Section Meeting Call for Proposals: Records of Resistance The SNAP steering committee is requesting poster submissions to be presented at our Annual Meeting on July 29 (9 am PT) on Zoom. As students and new professionals, we learn from each other by demonstrating a steadfast…

Emotional Echoes in the Archive: Letters from General Richardson By Jenna Bennett During my Spring 2025 Archives Internship at the Nichols House Museum in Boston, I transcribed dozens of letters addressed to Rose Standish Nichols. Many were charming and formal—notes from Woodrow Wilson or Queen…

Have now read it, and it’s shorter than I thought, but a good call to have more convos around capitalism in archives. Makes em want to pay attention to the email alerts for the sections I’m in if SNAP is gonna have these convos! Something to think about writing about too.

You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for Cob on the Job by Nicole Font When I first started at the New York Botanical Garden and was still finding my way around the archive, one of my colleagues asked me to pull the “vegetable people” she needed for a tour one day. I had no idea what I…

Outreach at the SJSU Society of American Archivists Student Chapter By Marlene Lozano, 2024-2025 SAASC Chair (San Jose State University) Volunteering on the board of a student group can be a very rewarding experience. It helps build leadership skills that will be especially useful in the…

yale library's reparative archival description working group has developed recommendations for describing gender identity in archival description. really grateful for this resource (and for the folks who worked to create it): guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=1140...

are you a student, recently graduated, or new to the field in archives and special collections? do you know someone who is? @saa-snap.bsky.social is accepting nominations for steering committee roles until May 21st: forms.gle/exF2KYqxqHCa... i’ll become Chair in August—reach out with any questions

This is the first installment in our new series, SNAP Show and Tell. While processing the John Rensenbrink papers at Bowdoin College Library, I explored the life of a scholar, activist, and political thinker. This powerful illustration encapsulates Rensenbrink’s lifelong commitment to change.

Introducing: SNAP Show and Tell Have you ever come across something in the archives that made you stop in your tracks? Whether it was an unexpected document, a fascinating artifact, or a story hidden in the records, we want to hear about it! For our new SNAP blog series, SNAP Show and Tell, we’re…

Take the 2025 Member Survey! What can SNAP do for you? We're asking SNAP members to take a few moments to answer a brief survey. This will inform the steering committee about how members are engaging with us and what you'd like to see from future programming so we can help students and new…

Albuquerque, NM: Pictorial Archivist, University of New Mexico

Layers of information in an archival document: - What is said - What is not said - What is alluded to - What is omitted intentionally (and unintentionally) - What is misleading - What is ambiguous - What is highlighted - What is downplayed - What is weaponized - What is unintelligible today ...

Anyone who works responsibly and conscientiously with archival material, with rare books and manuscripts, etc will be familiar with everything about the embodied & excitingly unpredictable research process laid out so vividly here. This excellent piece should be required reading for students.

Tomorrow’s the big day! 🎉 Join us for Public Domain Day 2025 as we celebrate works from 1929 entering the #PublicDomain. It’s free for everyone to enjoy! 🎶🎬 🖋️ 📅 Jan 22 🕙️ 10 AM PT/1 PM ET 📍 ONLINE 🎟️ REGISTER ➡️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1104135491979 #PublicDomainDay @InternetArchive

"Drawing from their experiences working with collections documenting the lives and creativity of incarcerated individuals, the authors reflect on how traditional archival methods often fall short of providing respectful access to these materials."

How does capitalism impact our work as archivists? We’re building a space to share ideas and develop strategies to transform the archival field, reclaim the record, uplift marginalized voices, and create archives that serve the people—not the powerful. Join us!